Putin: housing issue can be solved in a way that was not solved either under the tsar or under the USSR

The main issues regarding housing in Russia today can be solved in a way that has never been solved — neither in tsarist times nor in the era of the Soviet Union. This was announced on April 10 by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin with the CEO of Dom.Russian Federation" by Vitaly Mutko.

As the head of state noted, the housing issue is one of the key and most sensitive for Russians, and the well-being and social well-being of citizens depend on its solution.

"We have every reason to believe that we will be able to resolve the main issues in this area in a way that they have never been resolved, either in tsarist or Soviet times," the president said with confidence.

He added that the country has everything for this: technology, production of building materials, science, as well as the organization of the construction process itself.

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Putin also called for Russians to be more active in explaining the mortgage situation and "working with consumers." Mutko said that recently, due to the high key interest rate and the completion of a massive preferential mortgage, the demand for housing has decreased. According to him, this may negatively affect future housing projects that are planned for 2027-2028.

In addition, Mutko added that the company "Dom.The Russian Federation has financed infrastructure development projects in 26 regions of the country in the amount of more than 100 billion rubles through the mechanism of infrastructure bonds. This makes it possible to attract funds from the capital markets through the issuance of securities and direct them to the construction of infrastructure in the regions.

In December last year, Putin said that preferential mortgages had allowed for record-breaking housing construction. He recalled that the government is implementing a number of programs to support lending not only to citizens, but also to businesses.